The Taiwanese boss of an Indonesian fishery worker donates NT$150,000 for life-saving heart surgery
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/05/11
By: Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A young fishery worker from Indonesia received life-saving
“Hsiao Wa” celebrates his successful recovery. (Photo from Kaohsiung Government website)
surgery in late April thanks a donation from his employer and a number of organizations.
The 22-year-old man, who goes by the nickname “Hsiao Wa” (小瓦), had come from Sinjai on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia to Taiwan to earn money as a member of a fishing crew. However he developed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that can affect all ages and can suddenly surface.
When the man was diagnosed with the disease, he told his captain about his condition and applied for termination of his contract to immediately return home for treatment. He was given his salary in full, but a day before his return to Indonesia he had to be rushed to Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital because his condition had deteriorated. [FULL STORY]
